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2004-04-11 Iraq-Jordan

Iraqis worry that as Fallujah goes, so goes the U.S. occupation

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Posted by Phil B 2004-04-11 8:01:33 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Iraqis are looking at the images of Fallujah, and wondering if theyâre looking at the future of the rest of Iraq, should we ever anger the United States."

I do believe he's got it!

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-11 8:15:11 AM|| 2004-04-11 8:15:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "On radio, announcers accuse Americans of attacking helpless civilians, not even allowing them to move for treatment of their bullet wounds."

This lament sounds so familiar. Unfortunately those who started the whole thing are not worrying about treating the wounded. Hope your marines have learned from Jenin and the hudna.

Posted by Barry 2004-04-11 8:21:24 AM|| 2004-04-11 8:21:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]

Posted by mhw TROLL 2004-04-11 8:44:46 AM|| 2004-04-11 8:44:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 On the subject of 'getting it' when I pulled up this page, all 4 googleads were from Iraqi companies.

Posted by Phil B 2004-04-11 8:53:19 AM|| 2004-04-11 8:53:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#5
They wonder why four dead Americans are worth so much, while hundreds of dead Iraqis are worth so little.

Worth what to whom? From our perspective, it's the rebels who don't value Iraqi lives. What's the purpose of this fighting and dying? The rebels' purpose is to prevent democracy. They are willing for tens of thousands of Iraqis to die in order to prevent democracy. They could spend all their energies to prepare for elections, but they are using all their energy to fight futile battles.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-04-11 11:52:00 AM|| 2004-04-11 11:52:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 How does the good Doctor know it was an American Sniper? Perhaps it was an Islamist.

We need to start equiping the marines with cameras so that they can show pictures of the islamist's shooting from crowds of women and children.

BTW: Why are there crowds of women and children out on the streets anyway? They were told to stay indoors. Where they forced out by the islamist for cover?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-11 12:15:12 PM|| 2004-04-11 12:15:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 They wonder why four dead Americans are worth so much, while hundreds of dead Iraqis are worth so little.
Because Moslems value death more than Americans value life.

Posted by Osama Bin Laden 2004-04-11 12:23:15 PM|| 2004-04-11 12:23:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 But now, we see women and children dying, trying to escape and not being allowed to

Like Arabs anywhere gave a sh*t about women or children. See 'Palestinians' sending retarded kids to their deaths for a few bucks and a kiss on the ass.

...and many stop remembering the dead Americans. Instead, they wonder why four dead Americans are worth so much, while hundreds of dead Iraqis are worth so little."

Answer your own question. Americans care so much for freedom and for life they are willing to die to ensure it not just for themselves, but for everyone, but more than that, they are far, far more willing to make you die if you see fit in taking those freedoms away. In large numbers if need be.

Reading excerpts from this article makes me wonder if the only freedom 'journalists' care about is making the world safe for Islam and the barbarity it is.

Incredible defeatist 'news' article, chock full of propogandida. NPR/PBS reporters could never exceed the absolute depth of moralistic and journalistic depravity the writer sinks to. Lord knows the leftists there try on a daily basis.

Posted by badanov 2004-04-11 12:46:31 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-04-11 12:46:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Bad - Looks like Nobel- quality reporting to me. I'd say Matthew's gunning for it and pulling out all the stops.

Posted by .com 2004-04-11 6:28:24 PM|| 2004-04-11 6:28:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 these "anonymous" sources should STFU (if they ever said any of teh things in the first place) - I tend to doubt this reporting

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-11 7:05:10 PM|| 2004-04-11 7:05:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Frank - But accuracy isn't considered in Nobel discussions, so this won't hurt his chances, heh.

Posted by .com 2004-04-11 7:27:58 PM|| 2004-04-11 7:27:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 The Fallujah jihadis fired weapons at red crescent vehicles and at Iraqi humanitarian vehicles. You won't see those images on Al Jaz or the BBC or the other pro terrorism outlets

Posted by mhw 2004-04-11 8:44:46 AM|| 2004-04-11 8:44:46 AM|| Front Page Top

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